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ACTOS (pioglitazone HCl) halted progression of atherosclerosis as indicated by CIMT

Researchers today presented data showing that ACTOS (pioglitazone HCl) halted the progression of atherosclerosis as measured by carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) in patients with type 2 diabetes. Results from the clinical trial, CHICAGO (Carotid intima-media thickness in Atherosclerosis using pioglitazone), are part of a late-breaker presentation at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2006, coincidentally being held in Chicago, and coincide with an early online issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

DNA :: University of Iowa scientists explore function of ‘junk DNA’

University of Iowa scientists have made a discovery that broadens understanding of a rapidly developing area of biology known as functional genomics and sheds more light on the mysterious, so-called “junk DNA” that makes up the majority of the human genome.

Artificial cornea offers better results for infants, some blind patients

Infants and adults who are blind due to a cloudy or damaged cornea are seeing some remarkable results thanks to a new version of an artificial implant that takes the place of the cornea, the clear covering of the eye that serves as our window on the world.

Lewis and Clark data show narrower, more flood-prone river

A geologist at Washington University in St. Louis and his collaborator at Oxford University have interpreted data that Lewis and Clark collected during their famous expedition and found that the Missouri River has markedly narrowed and its water levels have become more variable over the past two hundred years.

Sensor networks protect containers, navigate robots

Agent 007 is a mighty versatile fellow, but he would have to take backseat to agents being trained at Washington University in St. Louis. Researchers here are using wireless sensor networks that employ software agents that have been able to navigate a robot through a simulated fire and spot said fire by seeking out heat. Once the agent locates the fire, it clones itself ? try that, James Bond — creating a ring of software around the fire.

Healthier kids just the click of a remote away

Simple strategy could make a world of difference in a child’s health. Looking for a simple way to increase your child’s physical activity level? Try turning off the television, says University of Toronto research.

Adolescents, risks and the pitfalls of rationality

Teenagers do not think they are immortal. But they take risks anyway. Here is why and what we can do about it.

Queen’s Surveillance Project benchmarks global attitudes about being watched

Almost half of Canadians and even more Americans say they find new laws aimed at protecting national security post 9/11 intrusive. That’s just one of the wide-ranging findings of a survey on the surveillance and privacy attitudes and experiences of 9,000 people in eight countries initiated by the Queen’s University-based Surveillance Project.

Depression :: Understand how antidepressants may be associated with suicidality

The National Institute of Mental Health, part of the National Institutes of Health, is funding five new research projects that will shed light on antidepressant medications, notably selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and their association with suicidal thoughts and actions (suicidality).

Kidney Transplant :: Obese kidney transplant patients twice as likely to suffer organ failure

Six percent of obese kidney transplant patients die in the first year and 14 percent suffer transplant failures. The figures for non obese patients are three percent and eight percent. Experts from seven university hospitals in the Netherlands studied 2067 patients. Their finding appear in the November issue of Transplant International.